Full metal revelover model gun

It's not plastic model, full metal metal revelover dummy model gun!
One of my love collection!

Hi there rambo.

This is a replica of the Schofield Smith and Wesson .44 - reportedly used by Wyatt Earp at the the gunfight at the OK Coral.
This model is made by two different companies:
a) the Franklin Mint - which has ALL the shell extractor system working as part of the model; made of very light metal and nickel-plated;
and
b) the Denix Company of Spain: made of a much heavier zinc - but does not have the complete extractor system - just holes in the cylinder where the bullets would go.
This is nickel-plated also: both replica metal guns are well engraved and look very beautiful.

I think it is possible to use PFC cartridges (.44 MGC cartridges - new type) - but have not tried to do so in my Franklin Mint copy because the metal is so light. Maybe someone who has a Denix Scofield revolver (there are 3 versions) can tell us?

I'd be interested if you could let me know which model you have: Denix or Franklin.

Thank you for sharing your favourite gun with us.

Kiwigunner

Hi guys,

The FRANKLIN MINT model gun is originally made by MARUSHIN INC. like most of the FM model guns.

The first FM issue came on the market in Feb.1982 and sold for $595 on a velvet lined wooden Display Frame.
The gun was looking right on this issue.



The second series of FM sold off in the 1980ies and came on a simple wooden Display Frame.
Wyatt's S&W revolver was looking left on this issue.



The one RAMBO is showing us, seems to have black plastic grips, instead the redwood grips of the first FM issue.
So I guess, RAMBO's Schofield Mod.3 is one of MARUSHIN's late 1990ies productions for the aftermarket.

Even later in 2000+ MARUSHIN produced this gun in chrome annodized HW-ABS plastics and I saw a few with free cylinder chambers without the blocking disc of the metal models.

While the MARUSHIN-FM issue is a very exact copy of the real steel, the DENIX copy from Spain is not even worth a tenth of it...



This very rough Zamak diecast is too small, has wrong proportions, lacks a lot of functions and contents a gruel of chaep spring moving & locking mechanics when opened...



It is available in "chrome" and "brass" , but both are looking what they are ... cheap !

With a little luck, one can find a FM issue w/o display under $100 on the web - Better spend this little more money for the FM than to throw $69 out of the window for a cheap looking and unreliable DENIX...

Greetings
Ray

Great insight!
I had no idea Franklin Mint was actually manufactured by Marushin.